Arizona cypress has a restricted range in the southwestern United
States. The typical variety is local in mountain canyons from
Trans-Pecos Texas (Chisos Mountains) to southwestern New Mexico and
southeastern Arizona. Arizona cypress is best developed in Mexico, from
northeastern Sonora south to Durango and east to Coahuila, Zacatecas,
and Tamaulipas . It is cultivated in Hawaii . Smooth
cypress is local in the mountains of central Arizona . It is
also cultivated in Hawaii . Piute cypress is rare and local in the
Piute Mountains in the vicinity of Kern and Tulare counties, California.
Cuyamaca cypress is rare and local in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San
Diego County, California, and is also local in the Sierra Juarez, Baja
California Norte, Mexico. San Pedro Martir cypress is local in the
Sierra San Pedro Martir, Baja California Norte, Mexico .